After suffering a minor leg strain, Haslewood may return to the squad for the first T20I against England.
Nathan Ellis will miss the rest of their line against Scotland and the eight following white-ball matches in England due to a hamstring injury sustained in the Hundred.
With Josh Hazlewood out with a baby wrinkle and Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins all out, Ellis was hoping to lead Australia's attack on the occasion of the Scotland collection. However, Cricket Australia announced on Friday that he would soon return home from his hamstring tendon injury if he did n't recover in time to be evaluated for selection.
Ellis finds the injuries especially enraging because of how badly it was picked up while playing for London Spirit in the Hundred. He has made 17 T20I performances, including three at the 2024 T20 World Cup, but the rest of his opportunities typically depended on the availability of at least one of the "big three" batsmen.
Riley Meredith, who played his first international match since 2021 on Wednesday in Australia's beating of Scotland in the first T20I, will remain with the squad as cover. It has left Somerset expecting to be without Meredith on T20 Blast Finals Day on Saturday, which takes place between the second and third games of the England line.
Hazlewood has landed in England forward of Wednesday's second T20I at the Utilita Bowl. " ] He] will join the squad in Southampton having recovered from a minor calf strain", a CA spokesperson said. Ellis was scheduled to play in the five-match ODI series against England, which begins on September 19; a alternative will not be named.
In theory, Meredith could play for Somerset on Saturday's Finals Day, which will take place in Edgbaston, but Somerset's captain, Lewis Gregory, stated following their quarter-final victory on Thursday night that they were n't expecting him to be available. Somerset do not have any players in England's T20I crew, but will usually have their entire squad at their disposal.
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